Town Hall, library could combine as joint hub for residents in emergencies

Officials at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library and Tiburon Town Hall are pursuing a process that would begin the path to make the library (left) and Town Hall a community-resilience center during a natural disaster and subsequent power outage. The Bay Area Regional Energy Network is currently conducting an energy roadmap assessment that, when completed by the end of this year, would also include an analysis of what could be done to make both into a resiliency center. (Francisco Martinez / The Ark)

Tiburon Town Hall and the Belvedere-Tiburon Library would serve as a combined community resilience center with backup power for residents during major outages caused by natural disasters under a plan now being developed by local officials.

Engineers from the Bay Area Regional Energy Network visited both Tiburon Boulevard buildings in mid-September to conduct an energy roadmap assessment. It will analyze what infrastructure is needed to keep both buildings operational during emergencies. Community resilience centers coordinate services and distribute resources before, during and after natural disasters through power systems that keep heating, cooling and lighting operational during outages.

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